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Duck breast served with Chinese wholewheat noodles

Pan fried duck breast served with Chinese wholewheat noodles

This healthy duck dish served with Chinese wholewheat noodles will not disappoint. It is so simple to make, high in protein and absolutely delicious.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
CourseDinner, Main Course
CuisineChinese
KeywordDuck, Noodles
Servings 4
Calories 406kcal
Author: Marc Pugh

Ingredients
 

  • 4 duck breasts
  • 250 gram wholewheat medium noodles
  • 2 spring onions chopped
  • 2 red chillies chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 1 thumb sized piece of ginger peeled and chopped
  • 5 tbsps soy sauce
  • 2 tbsps honey
  • 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
  • 120 g bamboo shoots

Optional garnishing

  • sesame seeds
  • spring onion
  • red chilli

Instructions
 

  • Bring the duck breasts to room temperature for 30 minutes.
  • Score the skin with a sharp knife before seasoning the skin side only with a good pinch of salt. Place the duck breasts skin side down in a cold frying pan before placing on medium-high heat. Cook for 6 minutes.
  • In the meantime, cook the dry whole-wheat noodles according to packet instructions. Once cooked, drain and set aside.
  • After 6 minutes, season the flesh side of the duck with salt before turning and cooking the flesh side for a further 5 minutes.
  • Remove the duck from the pan to rest for 5 minutes before slicing (keep the duck fat to sauté the vegetables)
  • In the same frying pan sauté the spring onion, red chillies, garlic and bamboo on a medium-low heat for 2 minutes.
  • Add the soy sauce, peanut butter and honey to the pan followed by the noodles.. Stir all the sauce into the noodles before removing from the heat.
  • Slice the duck and serve on the bed of spicy noodles.
  • Garnish with freshly chopped red chilli, spring onion and a sprinkling of sesame seeds.

Notes

If you don’t like too much spice, then simply reduce the amount of chilli you use in this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 1483mg | Potassium: 654mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 333IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 10mg
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